There are 11 ways to get from Dessau to Zurich by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain S2
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
9h 43mCHF 155–758Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Bitterfeld to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
12h 26mCHF 44–138Bus
- Take the bus from Dessau Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbfbus Re3
- Take the bus from Halle to Munich central bus stationbus N34
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
12h 23mCHF 59–110Drive 666.2 km
- Drive from Dessau to Zurichcar 666.2 km
7h 16mCHF 109–157Train, bus
- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain S2
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hof Hbftrain Rb
- Take the bus from HOF, Hauptbahnhof,st 6 to ST. GALLEN, Lagerstrassebus
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
15h 42mCHF 558–691Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Messetrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LEJ - ZRH
7h 8mCHF 147–357Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BER - ZRH
5h 56mCHF 75–292Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
6h 21mCHF 155–465Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Basel (BSL)plane BER - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
7h 10mCHF 109–399Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
7h 41mCHF 138–466Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BER - STR
- Take the train from Böblingen to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain
8h 32mCHF 147–506
Dessau to Zurich by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dessau to Zurich is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 110 and takes 12h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Dessau to Zurich is to train and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct bus from Dessau to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Dessau Hbf and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Halle and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Dessau to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Dessau Hbf and arriving at Zürich HB via Leipzig Hbf, Frankfurt and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 43m.
The distance between Dessau and Zurich is 850 km. The road distance is 666.2 km.
The best way to get from Dessau to Zurich without a car is to train which takes 9h 43m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 800.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Dessau to Zurich, including transfers.
Dessau to Zurich bus services, operated by DB Bus, depart from Dessau Hbf station.
Dessau to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Dessau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dessau to Zurich is to train which takes 9h 43m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 110 and takes 12h 23m.
What companies run services between Dessau, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Dessau Hbf to Zürich HB via Leipzig Hbf, Frankfurt, and Basel SBB in around 9h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dessau Hbf to Zurich Bus Station via Halle(Saale)Hbf, Halle, and Munich central bus station in around 12h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–340
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–650
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–390
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Basel via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Messe
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dessau Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bitterfeld to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- [email protected]
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 495
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–21
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Böblingen to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Bus from Dessau Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Halle to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from HOF, Hauptbahnhof,st 6 to ST. GALLEN, Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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Dessau to Zurich bus services, operated by DB Bus, arrive at Halle(Saale)Hbf station.
Dessau to Zurich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dessau to Zurich is 666 km. It takes approximately 7h 16m to drive from Dessau to Zurich.
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